Seeing Wang Yang's eager look, I knew it was impossible to dissuade him.
So I said, "When we go over later, let's try to avoid conflict with those monsters and focus on finding a way out first."
Wang Yang nodded, and Song Bing gripped his military knife tightly.
As I stepped onto the stairs, my heart was actually very uneasy.
One reason was that I didn't know how to deal with those monsters, and the other was that I hadn't expected Yang Hanxue to truly abandon us.
But who knew that just as we were preparing to rush out, a figure burst out from the passageway: "Get ready!"
Seeing Yang Hanxue's figure appear, my worries immediately turned into joy.
At this, I quickly pulled Wang Yang back, and we skipped back to the stone pier in three steps.
Just as we steadied ourselves, Yang Hanxue had already run out of the passageway, followed closely by the leader of the monsters.
The guy kept howling and chasing Yang Hanxue, as if he wanted to eat him.
I didn't know what method Yang Hanxue had used to make that monster fixate on him.
Before we could think further, Yang Hanxue had already led the monster and its minions into another passageway.
Wang Yang was still in a daze. I quickly said, "What are you spacing out for? Let's go!"
Hearing this, he suddenly snapped back to reality and rushed up the stairs.
In less than ten seconds, we reached the place where we had entered before from the passageway.
This side chamber was empty, with nothing inside.
Arriving at the entrance and preparing to dive into the water, I hesitated and glanced back, worried about Yang Hanxue.
We had gotten out, but what about him?
"I'll count to three, we'll take a deep breath, and swim out directly!" Wang Yang said. "Just in case, let's not go to the areas with air. I'm afraid those places might be flooded."
I came back to my senses and nodded.
As Wang Yang counted down, I took a deep breath and was the last one to plunge into the water.
Turning on the spotlight in the water, we soon reached the stone door.
This stone door could be pushed open from either side, and without much effort, we pushed it open and swam out.
Due to the time constraint, we didn't have time to think about anything else and quickly swam towards the outside.
After about thirty seconds, we reached the mouth of the stone turtle, and we could faintly see some light outside.
The moment I saw the light, I kicked hard outwards, but just as I was about to get out, my foot was suddenly grabbed by something.
I turned my head and saw it was a monster from the stone chamber!
My heart skipped a beat, and I raised my other foot and kicked towards the creature's head.
I put immense force into the kick, but it didn't dislodge it. Instead, the creature grabbed my other leg.
With both legs now restricted, it dragged me back a short distance.
Seeing this, I quickly used my spotlight to signal Wang Yang and Song Bing in front of me, but those two had already swum out, and their figures were no longer visible!
My heart sank. Damn it, I was about to get out, and I was going to die here?
I could already feel myself running out of air. If I continued to struggle with this guy, I would surely die!
With a surge of determination, I decided not to swim outwards anymore. I rolled up my body and smashed the monster with my spotlight.
That monster was also stubborn, clinging to my leg without letting go. No matter how I hit it, it held on tight, just like Zhu Bajie seeing Chang'e!
I, your young master, refused to believe it!
Using my hands and feet, I managed to free one leg.
At this moment, I couldn't help but exhale the last bit of air from my mouth.
I knew it was over. Even if this guy let go now, I would probably still choke on water...
As expected, a few seconds later, I couldn't hold my breath any longer, and my vision began to blur.
And just when I thought I was doomed, someone emerged from the passageway. I clearly saw it was Yang Hanxue.
The instant I saw him, a mouthful of seawater poured into my mouth. Soon, I felt dizzy and lost consciousness.
In the last moment before I passed out, I had only one thought: I must deep-fry that monster...
I don't know how long passed. I felt a burning sensation in my lungs, and I coughed out several mouthfuls of water. Instinctively, I took several deep breaths. As the fresh air entered my body, I immediately opened my eyes!
The fiery golden glow of the sky was exceptionally dazzling. The cloudless blue sky gradually cleared my mind.
Soon, a head blocked the blue sky and the sun. Wang Yang, silhouetted against the light, had a smile on his face: "Are you okay?"
I slowly came back to my senses and subconsciously asked, "Where is this?"
"It's definitely not the underworld."
I sat up and found myself lying on the beach. Looking around, it was clearly an island.
Yang Hanxue was under a coconut tree not far away, smashing coconuts with a rock, while Song Bing was fishing in the sea.
"How long have we been up?" I asked.
"About half an hour," Wang Yang said. "When Song Bing and I surfaced and couldn't see you, we turned back to look for you. Midway, we saw Yang Hanxue dragging you towards the sea... You're as heavy as a pig, you have no idea how much effort we put in to get you ashore."
"Where are we?"
"Who knows?" Wang Yang said helplessly, standing up.
Seeing him walk towards Yang Hanxue, I also got up and walked over, dragging my tired body.
When I got there, Yang Hanxue handed me a freshly cracked coconut to replenish my fluids.
I took it, tilted my head back, and took a few sips, only then feeling a little better.
In the evening, thanks to Wang Yang's flint and steel lighter, we had a meal of fresh seafood.
Song Bing had excellent wilderness survival skills, and Yang Hanxue was even more so; he seemed to have experienced everything. As for Wang Yang, he had lived by the sea since childhood.
With them around, there was no problem eating and drinking our fill, and we even felt a sense of contentment.
In the afternoon, Yang Hanxue scouted the surroundings and got a general idea of the island's layout.
According to him, it was a deserted island, not a small one.
There were only two ways to leave here: either wait for passing ships or build a raft.
I was more inclined towards the first option, as we had food and drink now, and there was no need to take risks.
Wang Yang's thoughts were largely the same as mine. As for Song Bing, he neither agreed nor disagreed.
Seeing that two people had chosen the first option, Yang Hanxue said, "Then let's wait and see. We'll also take these few days to rest and recuperate."
Actually, after resting for an afternoon, my spirit had already recovered significantly. What I was curious about now was the wooden box he had taken out; what was inside it?